Tag: Pine nuts

  • Fave dei Morti – Cookies For All Saints’ Day

    Fave dei Morti – Cookies For All Saints’ Day

          What are Fave Dei Morti cookies? I decided not to translate the name of these biscuits in the title, Fave Dei Morti, as I’m not sure how many people would want to read about cookies called “Broad Beans of the Dead”.  They don’t sound very appetising in English! The almond cookies are traditionally…

  • Rainbow Chard With Pine Nuts And Raisins

    Rainbow Chard With Pine Nuts And Raisins

          In my village a new, furtive fruit and vegetable seller recently appeared. A few times during the week, you need to wander through the cobbled streets and, if you’re lucky, you’ll find her and her battered old car full of fruits and vegetables from her garden.  She sells them straight out of…

  • How To Make Pesto alla Genovese At Home

    How To Make Pesto alla Genovese At Home

          How to make pesto alla genovese at home I just realized the Summer is fast coming to a close (though with the temperatures over 30 degrees here, it’s hard to imagine that Autumn is on its way), and before all the wonderful basil is gone for the year, I should write about…